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shredded a 20" on a sunday at chuckwalla in the middle of the desert once and decided I want a way home on longer trips.
Compact spare kit from 997. Fits on front wheel. ( move regular front to back if needed there).
How is that 45-50pound tire and wheel secured? I’d be very concerned, that even if strapped down with certified belts and the latch clips hold, even a “slow” 15-20mph front collision will hurl that 50 pound Missle towards your head. The end result won’t be pretty....
How is that 45-50pound tire and wheel secured? I’d be very concerned, that even if strapped down with certified belts and the latch clips hold, even a “slow” 15-20mph front collision will hurl that 50 pound Missle towards your head. The end result won’t be pretty....
Its 25 lb and the child seat anchors are located just below the tire on the back shelf.
strapped to one of those....
I’ve used all sorts of roof racks and the Porsche example is by far the best engineered & executed example.
What’s most impressive is the unique mounting points. All 991’s have built-in swivel mounts underneath the weather stripping. These mate directl with the roof transport system so that there’s no contact with the paint.
Once you’ve set it up, uninstalling & reinstalling takes less than 10 minutes. Brilliantly effective!
Trim the steerer tube on your Trek (Emonda?) before you impale yourself!
Maybe just me but my 2013 I couldn't seem to route the rubber inside the roof rack ends...didn't work and they did get creased over time.
I agree it's well design to have no contact with paint!
How did you get the Thule's to mount? I found the Thule mountings really didn't work on my RTS - and Thule says they won't fit as well. Porsche designed it so you to have to pay 2x for the Porsche bike mounts ...
Maybe just me but my 2013 I couldn't seem to route the rubber inside the roof rack ends...didn't work and they did get creased over time.
I think you just have to be careful of how you route them. I only use the rack once a week and never leave it on for more than a day or two, so I don't think I'll wear them out.
Originally Posted by Chris C.
How did you get the Thule's to mount? I found the Thule mountings really didn't work on my RTS - and Thule says they won't fit as well. Porsche designed it so you to have to pay 2x for the Porsche bike mounts ...
My rack is Thule's newest and it was just released, so maybe they've updated their mounting system because it worked fine out of the box for me.
I am skeptical that those anchors reside under the rubber on my 2019 T. I peeled the rubber up to see and the rubber appeared to start ripping. I was very hesitant to pull it any further.
05-18-2018, 12:56 PM
